CVE-2022-1620

NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 in GitHub repository vim/vim prior to 8.2.4901. NULL Pointer Dereference in function vim_regexec_string at regexp.c:2729 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted input.

CVSS 3.1

7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 75% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-476

Published

2022-05-08

Modified

2026-10-08

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• apple:macos
• fedoraproject:fedora
• vim:vim

References

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
• https://github.com/vim/vim/commit/8e4b76da1d7e987d43ca960dfbc372d1c617466f
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/7a4c59f3-fcc0-4496-995d-5ca6acd2da51
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/A6BY5P7ERZS7KXSBCGFCOXLMLGWUUJIH/

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